Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Notes Payable (Details)

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Notes Payable (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Oct. 15, 2013
Mar. 31, 2015
Sep. 19, 2014
Mar. 14, 2014
Dec. 19, 2013
Jun. 24, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Oct. 23, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt $ 1,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt                
Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt   34,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
             
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal     31,996,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
           
RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)     8.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
           
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt         1,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
5,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
20,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
   
Repayments of Debt               20,000,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfDebt
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
 
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity         3,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityRemainingBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
       
Proceeds from Lines of Credit       3,500,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
         
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal     6,750,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
           
Maximum Borrowing Capacity         10,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
       
Due Quarterly Commencing From January One Two Thousand Fourteen [Member] | Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)                 5.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_QuarterlyPaymentsAxis
= urg_DueQuarterlyCommencingFromJanuaryOneTwoThousandFourteenMember
Due Quarterly Commencing From January One Two Thousand Fifteen [Member] | Sweetwater IDR Bond [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Number of quarterly installments                 28urg_DebtInstrumentNumberOfInstallments
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_SweetwaterIdrBondMember
/ urg_QuarterlyPaymentsAxis
= urg_DueQuarterlyCommencingFromJanuaryOneTwoThousandFifteenMember
Due Quarterly Commencing From June Thirty Two Thousand Fourteen [Member] | RMBAH First Loan Facility [Member]                  
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                  
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal     $ 810,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= urg_RmbahFirstLoanFacilityMember
/ urg_QuarterlyPaymentsAxis
= urg_DueQuarterlyCommencingFromJuneThirtyTwoThousandFourteenMember